Question of the day…..Did the groundhog see his shadow?

Answer……That would be a “YES“

The legend of Groundhog Day is based on an old Scottish couplet: “If Candlemas Day is bright and clear, there will be two winters in the year.”  Read full story here

The true meaning of groundhog day revealed

Site: THE TRUTH ABOUT GROUNDHOG DAY

A science professor at Pennsylvania State University explains the biological reason groundhogs exit their burrows. The website also lists neat groundhog facts including the folklore-defying stat: the lifespan of a groundhog is 5 years. It turns out the male woodchucks come out of hibernation to “spend the night” with a female who will likely mate later on in the spring. The Groundhog then returns to his burrow to sleep until mating season. The discovery is unusual since no other animal is known to display similar behaviour.

Here follow 9 Groundhog Day Quotes to Chew On
that promise to keep you smiling and help you to stay on your healthy living path!

1. The groundhog is like most other prophets; it delivers its prediction and then disappears. ~Bill Vaughn

2. Alas! must it ever be so?
Do we stand in our own light, wherever we go,
And fight our own shadows forever? ~Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton

3. Every mile is two in winter. ~George Herbert

4. The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it. ~Patrick Young

5. To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. ~George Santayana

6. Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while. ~Kin Hubbard

7. Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. ~Maori Proverb

8. Winter is nature’s way of saying, “Up yours.” ~Robert Byrne

9. Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. ~Anthony J. D’Angelo, The College Blue Book

How to be humane with groundhogs

Site: THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

The U.S. Humane Society website publishes articles on groundhog pests. The rodents are considered a nuisance in many states since they burrow in backyards. This website offers humane non-lethal options for ridding your yard of groundhogs including fencing, harassment and behaviour-modification techniques, reminding readers that the animals play an important role in our ecosystem. They provide a link to vendors of non-lethal harassment products.  Read more here

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The legend of Groundhog Day is based on an old Scottish couplet: “If Candlemas Day is bright and clear, there’ll be two winters in the year.”

Every February 2, people gather at Gobbler’s Knob, a wooded knoll just outside of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
Residents contend that the groundhog has never been wrong.

The ceremony in Punxsutawney was held in secret until 1966, and only Phil’s prediction was revealed to the public. Since then, Phil’s fearless forecast has been a national media event.

The groundhog comes out of his electrically heated burrow, looks for his shadow and utters his prediction to a Groundhog Club representative in “groundhogese.” The representative then translates the prediction for the general public.

If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, it means six more weeks of winter. If he does not see his shadow, it means spring is just around the corner.

Approximately 90% of the time, Phil sees his shadow. Phil started making predictions in 1887 and has become an American institution.  Read more here

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According to FoxNews.com

The world’s most famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow, which — legend has it — means an already long winter will last for six more weeks.

The  forecast was announced in front of thousands of revelers gathered at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, located approximately 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. They gathered Monday morning in near freezing temperatures.

Since 1886, Phil has seen his shadow 97 times, hasn’t seen it 15 times, and there are no records for nine years, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. The last time Phil didn’t see his shadow was in 1999.

Source: FOXNews.com [LINK] here for more ‘Six more weeks of Winter’

Associated Press Photo

Posted By:  EAOnks